Chef Equates Culinary Success to Sports for CIA Graduates

St. Helena, CA – Aikiko Moorman, an accomplished
culinary professional with many successes, equated a career in the culinary
industry to that of a professional athlete. Moorman addressed 29 graduates from
the Accelerated Culinary Arts Certificate Program (ACAP) at The Culinary
Institute of America (CIA) at Greystone on Friday,
March 21.

"Being successful in this industry is as close as you can
get to being a professional athlete," said Moorman. "The physicality, the
practice of doing the same thing over and over again while having the personal
goal of perfect execution every time, and injecting artistic style."

Moorman has found success as a chef, restaurant consultant,
food stylist, event planner, and entrepreneur. She has been a food stylist for
celebrity chef Bobby Flay and many other Food Network stars, and on the set of
the acclaimed HBO series Treme in New Orleans. Moorman has also appeared on Food(ography) with Mo Rocca, worked for Chef David Chang at Momofuku and Jean Anderson at Freemans, and served as chef de cuisine at Speck in
Philadelphia.

Founded in 1946, The Culinary Institute of America is an independent,
not-for-profit college offering associate and bachelor's degrees with majors in
culinary arts, baking and pastry arts, and culinary science, as well as
certificate programs in culinary arts and wine and beverage studies. As the
world's premier culinary college, the CIA provides thought leadership in the
areas of health & wellness, sustainability, and world cuisines &
cultures through research and conferences. The CIA has a network of 46,000
alumni that includes industry leaders such as Grant Achatz,
Anthony Bourdain, Roy Choi, Cat Cora, Dan Coudreaut, Steve Ells, Johnny Iuzzini,
Charlie Palmer, and Roy Yamaguchi. The CIA also offers courses for professionals
and enthusiasts, as well as consulting services in support of innovation for
the foodservice and hospitality industry. The college has campuses in Hyde
Park, NY; St. Helena, CA; San Antonio, TX; and Singapore.